A
complex sentence is a sentence which consists of more than one simple
sentence. The component sentences of a complex sentence may be subordinate
or co-ordinate. The following are the kinds of subordinate clauses
in Kokborok :
4.2.1.
Quotative clause :
This
is formed by the quotative form hiny.
tabuk
b
ananani hiny saw
‘Now
he says "He will eat me".’
b
an
kiriagya
hiny saka
b
an
kiriagya
hiny
saka
4.2.2.
Purposive clause :
This
is given by the infinitive.
brk
himlaynani nkhrka
‘They
went out to walk.’
4.2.3.
Causal clause :
This
is formed by adding the causative form to the nominalized verb.
kamani
bagµy a
ri-kutu
kan
‘I
wear warm clothes because it is cold.’
b
priya
tmani bagµy pas khlayliya
‘He
did not pass because he did not read.’
4.2.4.
Temporal clause:
This
is formed by adding a temporal form to the infinitive.
dibrni
mayanani ska ani ng
phaydi
‘Come
to my house before eating your afternoon meal.’
ani
ahik ani ul
may aw
‘My
wife eats after me.’
sal
kasaya-hini
hug
thadi
‘Go
to field when the sun has not risen.’
4.2.5.
The relative clause :
The
relative clause is formed with the relative pronoun
borrowed from Bengali.
brk
tabuk phay
b
bini yar
‘The
man who is coming now is his friend.’
(literally
: which man is coming he is his friend)
amay-skrark
brg
bbangn
tµy luw
‘All
those who are elder to the son-in-law, pour water.’
(literally
: who are elder to the son-in-law, they, pour water)
s hak
&al
agya
hiny saka
mani
bagµy a
r
